USA Profile: Chris Eck Face-off Midfielder Professional Team: Boston Cannons College: Colgate ’08 Chris Eck might be another product of lacrosse’s focus on the major powers and missing out on the work other conferences are doing in the college ranks. To most fans of the game, Eck has been a name that has flown under the radar. Look at his production in college and it is hard to believe…
USA Profile: John Galloway Position: Goalie College: Syracuse University John Galloway certainly has made a name for himself in lacrosse quickly and in doing so has assured critics that he will be around for awhile. Syracuse certainly has produced a few good ones over the years and Galloway may be at the top of the list. What hasn’t he done for his team since his days in high school…
Baltimore, Maryland–Johns Hopkins took down Ohio State in a physical battle on Homewood Field. The teams will be conference rivals once the Big Ten opens its doors next year. If this is a semblance of Big Ten Lacrosse, it will be an amazing conference from top to bottom. This game had it all, scoring runs, sways in momentum, great saves, and some great hitting. The first half progressed with both…
In an attempt to be the genie behind the development of Team USA in its endeavors against the world this summer, my thoughts came to a pre-weekend analysis of the roster. With the Champions Cup this weekend and all the candidates in Florida during this week’s freeze of the East Coast, it has the feel of MLL Fantasy Draft weekend. Who will make the final team will likely determine the…
Now the season gets into full swing and your favorite team will certainly be in action at some point this weekend. With the full slate of games, we will find out quickly how the teams are handling the early season success or failures. The opening game for everyone said a lot about where the team was sitting after the preseason tilts they were a part of. The teams are focused…
First, congratulations to the opening week winners in Philadelphia, Rochester, and Edmonton. The early season has some interesting storylines. Who would have expected 17 goals from the Wings to open the season? Tracey Kelusky has already proved his worth in the Wings opening season win. Evan Kirk got his first win, taking the reins over from Brandon Miller. Jordan Hall took over the game with a huge night (five goals)….
With the NLL season opening this weekend and next, its time to take a look at whom is likely to have big seasons this year. There is a theme that is going come across is that the stars are going to remain the stars. Cody Jamieson will have a big season, so will Garrett Billings, Ryan Benesch, Shawn Evans, and Rhys Duch should all too. The complimentary scoring is going…
With the approaching start to the NLL regular season soon upon us, it is interesting to see the names and movement of players as training camp hits its full swing. The regular household names are still holding strong to their position on the depth chart, but it looks like a few might have slipped through the cracks. Take Philadelphia for example. They are a team usually made up of a…
Mike Poppleton Professional Team: HamiltonNationals Position Midfield Height 6′ 1″ Weight 200 lbs. College: Johns Hopkins University Talking about having a good year. Mike Poppleton has emerged as one of the strongest candidates to replace some old favorites at the face off X. Not to mention that this is a position that has brought a lot of attention to it since the decision to leave Paul…
Garrett Thul Position: Attack Height: 6-3 Weight: 231 School: Army Senior (2013) 41,5 Junior (2012) 40,4 Sophomore (2011) 42,3 Freshman (2010) 41,9 The past few seasons have gone well for the Army Black Knights. Coaches around the lacrosse landscape have felt that there was something special about Army that was almost reminiscent of days when the Service Academies were the perennial benchmarks in the game. Army could always rely on…